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Posted By: jamie
The subject is definitely 1870's- early 1880's but I'm having a hard time identifying whether it's period or via what style of photographic method it was produced. |
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Posted By: Phil Garry
I'm not a photo expert but my guess is that it is a more modern reproduction, not from the 19th century at all. |
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Posted By: Anonymous
The picture looks like a comedy troupe doing a farce about early baseball. I just have a feeling, and only a feeling, that it might be from the silent era of movies. When I first saw the photo, I thought it might be from the late thirties or early forties, but the makeup made me change my mind. |
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Posted By: Dan Bretta
I would say 1890s and I think the photo is period- bib fronts were not uncommon in the '90s. The print is most likely out of a presentation type of book from whatever school they are representing. |
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Posted By: davidcycleback
In my opinion, the uniforms are definitely 1870s. The white shoes are standard for the period. Looks sort of like a dress up, as 1870s kids didn't ordinarily wear full adult-style uniforms. |
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Posted By: Dan Bretta
Doh! I didn't even look down at the shoes, but yes I agree that the shoes are definitely 1870s era. |
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Posted By: barrysloate
It's tough to do photo authentication from a scan, but I find something strange about this image. All the heads seem to be attached to the bodies at odd angles. Does anyone else see this? It might be the heads were superimposed onto the bodies at a later date, and then reshot. But I could also be wrong. |
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Posted By: Shawn Chambers
I think the heads are also cut and pasted onto the bodies. The whole thing has a very odd look to it that will haunt my dreams. |
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Posted By: Frank Wakefield
Wasn't this image posted and queried about 12 to 18 months ago?? It looks familiar. And a bit odd. |
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Posted By: davidcycleback
Perhaps its a grade school yearbook type thing, with the kids heads put on an old baseball photo. Sounds like something a school or studio might do. |
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Posted By: jamie
my wife thought the kids in the pic had a children of the corn quality. especially the kids in the front. i dont think they were superimposed. heres some closer images |
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Posted By: davidcycleback
There were late 1800s art prints, prints instead of photos with black/white photographic images (instead of albumen sepia). I've seen baseball examples. Depending on the printing process used, the surfaces can be rough/matte and can be on thick paper. Some of the processes could do high quality reproductions of photos, better than on period magazine or baseball card. The paper will often be off white with age. Sometimes something will be a size that makes it unlikely to be from the advertised period. For example, 8.5"x11" is the standard for computer and typing paper not 1812 etchings. However, I just checked, and 11x14 inches prints existed in 1800s. Again without seeing it, yours could be one of these types of prints. These would have been sold to the public at stores or galleries. |
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Posted By: Ryan Christoff
I'd just like to recommend the "preview" feature which is available to all board members prior to posting. I know the "edit" feature can be quite addictive to some, but a cure is available in the form of a "preview" button. |
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Posted By: MB3
The photo looks contrived and to well rehearsed to look anything other than bogus. I own alot of baseball photos from the turn of the century and this looks nothing of the sort. My thoughts are it reminds me of a civil war reenactment photo where even though the soldiers have on real uniforms it is not period looking. A ballplayer has a certain look even at a certain age and these kids look like great actors. |
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Posted By: Jodi Birkholm
That is not David's record. Not by a long shot! |
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Posted By: fkw
I dont see shadows from the trees on the players, the background is blurry compared to the crisp players. Also the grass changes right behind them. |
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Posted By: kenneth McMillan
Photoshop?????? |
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Posted By: Frank Wakefield
Could be a 1910ish photo of a school play, on stage, of a play about an 1890s youth ball team. |
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Posted By: DMcD
What an unsettling image! Looks like a team of psychos, maybe the local nine of the Village of the Damned. Scary stuff! |
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Posted By: Dennis W.
I can't pass up a good mystery. I noticed that all of the players have long sleeves except the kid on the far right (pitcher?). Also, it'd be interesting to see a close-up of the ball he's holding and the pen the kid at the table is holding to see if they're period. Fun photo - thanks for posting it. |
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Posted By: Steve
It is a loathsome, offensive photo -yet I can't look away. |
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Posted By: barrysloate
Steve- you're thinking of the Kramer! |
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Posted By: davidcycleback
Barry, perhaps you're thinking of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer did a lifetime of cigar smoking in one weekend and looked like the Marlboro man. After seeing his own reflection in Jerry's toaster, Kramer said "Look away, Jerry. I'm hideous." |
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Posted By: Paul
Isn't that a '57 Corvette in the background? |
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Posted By: barrysloate
David- there's a Seinfeld episode where Jerry's girlfriend paints a portrait of Kramer, and a rich couple purchase it and hang it in their townhouse. That's the one I was thinking of (and likely Steve too). |
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Posted By: Anonymous
Obviously .................. The Boonetown Hermaphrodites |
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Posted By: jamie
here's some more pics from the baseball team from the village of the damned. |
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Posted By: Julie Vognar
There are actually perfectly black-and white N172s--they're rare, but they exist. I would like to get a look at that "pen" the young guy is holding--looks like a ballpoint, not a fountain pen. |
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Posted By: Denny Walsh
Very curious if Mr. Wonka has a play in this? Those Heads are definately wrong for their bodies! I Magnified the Scan and the Guys with the Bats have hands that are Very Man Like. |
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Posted By: Bob Manning
Well, here's a start: |
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Posted By: Steve
If you look at the person not in a baseball uniform it appears that he is in a military |
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Posted By: Steve
The Blues team in this picture later became the Spiders, previous to this |
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Posted By: Mark L
Any thoughts about the figure in the background, the man in the dark hat over the players' soldiers? Does anyone recognize him? |
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Posted By: Bob Manning
The manager of this squad was Tom Loftus. The figure in the background? Stan Laurel. Professor Moriarty. Belva Lockwood. |
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Posted By: Mark
Bob |
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Posted By: ROBERT ADAMS JR
Thanks for the input . Kinda funny that both photos have a similar lurker in the back ground . |
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Posted By: ROBERT ADAMS JR
Maybe a vintage " Where's Waldo " . |
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Posted By: ROBERT ADAMS JR
What I find interesting is the photo I have is of the exact same ultra-rare cabinet from the Edwards auction but more the original color . Wonder if Old Judges looked this way . |
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